Rail Transportation in Jackson County
Originally farmland known as Mule Crossing, Seymour, Indiana would not be a central crossroads for trains traveling north, south, east, and west without the ef…
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The Farmer's Clublocation_fillThe Farmers’ Club at 105 S. Chestnut Street, dedicated in 1914 in memory of Captain Meedy Shields, was constru…
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Seymour Freight Depotlocation_fillThe Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse was not only a freight depot but also the site of an interesting st… -
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Medora Train Wrecklocation_fillOn June 8, 1921, a train engine jumped the tracks outside Medora, Indiana. Perhaps it was the hot weather and … -
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John Mellencamp Murallocation_fillRailroad Bill, Railroad Bill Lived way up on Railroad Hill Ride, ride, ride Well, Railroad Bill, Oh, Railr… -
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Fitch's Tolu Chewing Gum Factorylocation_fillAsa M. Fitch was a multi-patented inventor. Among his inventions were a wheeled plow whose depth could be adju… -
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Eisenhower Funeral Trainlocation_fillThe crowd began to gather early on April 1, 1969, waiting for a train bound west to Abilene, Kansas. It was co… -
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Blish Milling Company Grain Siloslocation_fillAll that remains today of the Blish Milling Company are the towering 109-foot tall grain silos at Tipton Stree… -
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Reno Gang Graveslocation_fillThe Reno Gang of Seymour, Indiana began with brothers John, Frank, William, and Simeon Reno. When Seymour fou… -
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Crothersville Depotlocation_fillCrothersville is a small town on the edge of Jackson County. Its name was originally Haysville but after being…
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